[Malaysia]Rein in Religious Police Raids Against Transgender People
Ira Sophia planned a fun evening for Malaysia’s transgender community. The private, closed-door event at the five-star Renaissance Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on April 3 featured a sit-down dinner for 200 people and was intended to raise money for charitable causes.

[New Zealand]Preview: From This Day Forward
It isn’t very often a documentary explores the complexities of gender identity and transition from the perspective of a trans person’s adult child.

[Canada]WSD seeks feedback on transgender policy
The Winnipeg School Division has formed a draft policy for transgender students and employees. It is available for review on the front page of its website, www.winnipegsd.ca, if you scroll down slightly.

[USA]Congressional Republicans Attach North Carolina-Style Discrimination To Defense Budget
Republicans in Congress have indicated that they like what’s been happening in North Carolina and want to see some of the same anti-LGBT discrimination at the federal level. Last week, they added an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act intended to roll back LGBT protections introduced by the Obama administration in 2014 in a way that mirrors North Carolina’s HB2.

[KS, USA]Kansas 'Bathroom Bills' Dead for This Year
The state legislature adjourned this morning without taking action on bills that would have compensated students upset by sharing facilities with trans people.

[MA, USA]Transgender flag flying high after ceremony at City Hall
A blue, pink and white-striped flag raised over City Hall Plaza in a show of support for the transgender population comes as lawmakers are debating anti-discrimination legislation that just passed the judiciary committee.

[TX, USA]Austin commission favors new policy to identify transgender people
More than three months after authorities misidentified a transgender woman who was shot and killed outside her home, an Austin city commission on Monday unanimously voted in favor of a resolution that would direct the city to begin exploring how Austin police can better identify members of the transgender and gender-nonconforming community.